Opening for the Land of the Dead: In your own words, summarize what happens in the yellow box before the “Land of the Dead” section starts. What good things happen to him? What problems does he have? What information does he receive that might be helpful later?
From “The Land of the Dead”
Why are these people caught in the Land of the Dead and not in Hades? What does this explain about Greek burial customs?
Make a list of all of the dead people Odysseus sees in the Land of the Dead? What does one from his army ("our company") ask him to do?
Outline Tiresias’ prophecies of what Odysseus will endure to get home again. From Page 1068-1069, lines 632-671, translate sentence by sentence into your own words.
How can you tell Odysseus is determined to get him and his men home?
In your own words, summarize what happens in the yellow box before the “Land of the Dead” section starts. What good things happen to him? What problems does he have? What information does he receive that might be helpful later?
From “The Land of the Dead”